2025 Celebration of Service Comments
Staff news
New Muse Posts
Call for Library Committees Later This Summer
The call for committee members will happen later this summer. A complete list of committees with member terms can be found on the staff web page.
In the News
“An in-depth look into the safety systems at MU”
The Maneater, May 10, 2025
Two Virtual Professional Development Opportunities
• Summer Skill-Up: Staff Development Workshop Series
Boost your professional toolkit with an engaging virtual summer workshop series. Take advantage of three one-hour sessions (May 29, June 5, June 12) focused on enhancing your capabilities in navigating change, giving and receiving feedback, and stakeholder engagement—delivered in a convenient online format. Link to register: Percipio Channel Summer Skill-Up: Staff Development Workshop Series
• Staff Development Week
The Office of Human Resources is proud to host Staff Development Week, June 2-5, 2025. This event is an opportunity for professional development and community building for staff across the University of Missouri System. During Staff Development Week invited speakers will share information and insights on high-demand topic areas over four days of virtual sessions. Registration now open at: Percipio Channel Staff Development Week: June 2-5, 2025
Health Sciences Library Memorial Day Weekend Hours
The Health Sciences Library will be running on holiday hours* for Memorial Day weekend.
Sunday, May 25th: 12:00pm-5pm
Monday, May 26th: All Mizzou Libraries are CLOSED in observance of Memorial Day.
We will reopen at 8am on Tuesday, May 27th.
For a complete list of Mizzou Libraries hours, visit library.missouri.edu/hours.
*When the campus is closed for holidays, after-hours access will not be provided. Questions? Visit https://library.muhealth.org/services/after-hours-access-pilot/ for more info
Highlighted Posts of the Week
2024 Annual Report Now Available
The 2024 University of Missouri Libraries Annual Report is now available online. Contact Shannon Cary (carysn@missouri.edu) if you would like a print copy.
Kline Wins ALA PR Award
Jill Kline, with some editing help from Megan Ballengee, created a Mizzou Libraries QR guide poster, and the Marketing Team submitted it to the 2025 PR Xchange Awards Competition. The QR code poster won in the “Materials promoting collections, services and resources” category for libraries in our budget group.
Congrats to Jill, and please check out the poster if you haven’t seen it on the 2nd floor of Ellis Library.
Student Unrest at MU Exhibit on Display
This week marks the 55th anniversary of one of the largest student protests on Mizzou’s campus. Demonstrations erupted across the U.S. after the fatal shooting of Vietnam War protesters at Kent State on May 4, 1970. Tensions had been building between MU students and administrators throughout the 1960s over concerns of censorship on campus. Much of the censorship pertained to Columbia’s Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) group and their anti-war independent student newspaper. This fracture between students and administration reached a boiling point on May 8, 1970. The demonstrations throughout the following weeks resulted in cancelled classes, arrests of students and faculty, and the University entering a state of emergency.
Stop by the colonnade display case to explore records from the University Archives documenting the both the student and administrative perspectives of campus unrest from 1969 to 1973. This display was prepared by the University of Missouri Archives and Public History 4910 students and will be on display until the end of May.